Trams in Mainz
{{short description|Tramway network in Germany}}
{{Infobox tram network
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| name = Mainz tramway network
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| image = Mainzer ZOB- Richtung Worms (Süd) (Straßenbahn 203, neue Bauart) 11.6.2009.JPG
| caption = GT6M tram at Mainz Hauptbahnhof, 2009.
| locale = Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
| era1_name = Horsecar
| era1_start_year = {{Start date|1883}}
| era1_end_year = {{End date|1904}}
| era1_state = show
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| era1_status = Converted to electricity
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| era1_operator = Mainzer Straßenbahn AG
(1883–1895)
Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
(1895–1904)
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| era2_name = Steam tram
| era2_start_year = {{Start date|1891}}
| era2_end_year = {{End date|1923}}
| era2_state = show
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| era2_status = Converted to electricity
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| era2_operator = Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
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| era3_name = Electric tram
| era3_start_year = since {{Start date|1904}}
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| era3_state = show
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| era3_status = Operational
| era3_lines = 3
| era3_owner = City of Mainz (since 1904)
| era3_operator = {{Interlanguage link multi|Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft|de}} (MVG) (since 2001)
| era3_gauge = {{RailGauge|1000mm}}
| era3_propulsion_system = Electricity
| era3_depot = 1
| era3_stock = 29
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| era3_total_track_length = ca. 18.5 mi
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| era3_website = http://www.mvg-mainz.de Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft {{in lang|de}}
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The Mainz tramway network ({{langx|de|Straßenbahnnetz Mainz}}) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Mainz, the capital city of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Opened in 1883, the network has been operated since 2001 by the {{Interlanguage link multi|Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft|de}} (MVG), and is integrated in the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV).
Lines
File:Liniennetz Straßenbahn Mainz.svg (2023) im 100px]]
{{As of|2017}}, the Mainz tramway network has the following five lines:
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! Line | Route |
| {{Bahnlinie|RB | 50|white|#114DC6|#114DC6}}
| Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus ↔ Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Mombach/Turmstraße (Haltepunkt Waggonfabrik) ↔ Gonsenheim/Kapellenstraße ↔ Finthen/Gemarkungsgrenze ↔ Finthen/Römerquelle |
| {{Bahnlinie|RB | 51|white|#009900|#009900}}
| Finthen;↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Hauptbahnhof West;↔ Universität;↔ Lerchenberg;↔ (launched: 2016) |
| {{Bahnlinie|RB | 52|black|#DED600|#DED600}}
| Hechtsheim/Am Schinnergraben ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Mainz/Zahlbach ↔ Bretzenheim/Bahnstraße |
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| {{Bahnlinie|RE | 53}}
| Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus ↔ Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Universität ↔ Lerchenberg |
| {{Bahnlinie|RB | 59|white|#009900|#009900}}
| Zollhafen ↔ Bismarckplatz ↔ Mainz Hauptbahnhof ↔ Hauptbahnhof West ↔ Hochschule Mainz (launched: 2017) |
Since Autumn 2016, the "Mainzelbahn" has been transporting passengers from Hauptbahnhof West (main station, west entrance) via University and Marienborn to Lerchenberg, and offers a fast connection between the main station and the University as well as the headquarters of ZDF ("Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen", a public television channel in Germany) in the district of Lerchenberg. Further, a new line is planned. The "Zollhafen Tram" links the new Zollhafen residential area with the tram network. To operate the new lines, the MVG ordered 10 Variotrams from Stadler Rail.{{cite web |url=http://www.mvg-mainzelbahn.de/ |title=Home |website=mvg-mainzelbahn.de}}
==Rolling stock==
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| Manufacturer || Type || Quantity || Numbers || built in || low-floor vehicle || Notes | ||||||
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| Duewag / Siemens | M8S | {{0}}1 | 277 | 1975 | no | Bought in 1987/89 from Bielefeld Stadtbahn; Identical vehicles 278-280 were scrapped in 2016. |
| Duewag / Siemens | M8C | {{0}}6 | 271–276 | 1984 | no | Modernised at Ceglec in Prague between 2015 and 2017. |
| Adtranz | GT6M-ZR | 16 | 201–216 | 1996 | yes | |
| rowspan=2| Stadler Rail | rowspan=2| Variobahn | {{0}}9 | 217–225 | 2011/12 | yes | |
| 10 | 227-236 | 2015/16 | yes | Ten further trams for operating the new Mainzelbahn and Zollhafen line. |
See also
References
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- {{cite book |title=125 Jahre Mainzer Straßenbahn 1883 – 2008: Die letzten 14 Jahre 1994 – 2008 |trans-title=125 Years Mainz Tramway 1883 – 2008: the last 14 years 1994 – 2008 |last=Herbst |first=Günther |year=2008 |language=de}}
- {{cite book |title=Das Mainz-Lexicon |trans-title=The Mainz-Lexicon |last=Huber |first=Wilhelm |year=2002 |publisher=Verlag Hermann Schmidt |location=Mainz |isbn=3-87439-600-2 |language=de}}
- {{EK-SSD-12}}
- {{cite book |title=Mainz und seine Straßenbahn 1883 – 1983 |trans-title=Mainz and its Tramway 1883 – 1983 |last=Neise |first=Harald |year=1983 |publisher=Kohlhammer Verlag |language=de}}
- {{cite book |title=111 Jahre Mainzer öffentlicher Personennahverkehr 1883 – 1994 |trans-title=111 Years Mainz local public transport 1883 – 1994 |last=Neise |first=Harald |year=1994 |language=de}}
- {{cite book |title=Wenn der Funke überspringt |trans-title=When the sparks jump! |editor1-last=Neise |editor1-first=Harald |editor2-last=Weismüller |editor2-first=Dirk |date=3 July 2004 |publisher=Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH |location=Mainz |language=de}}
- {{Schwandl-TAtlas-Deutschland|pages=100–101}}
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External links
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- {{Urban Electric Transit | id = 321 | title = Mainz | tram = yes}}
- {{Phototrans | id = 119 | title = Mainz}}
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